Shihan Farouk has trained in the martial arts for over 30 years. He has studied various arts such as Karate -do , Judo, Aikido and Silat. Shihan Dr. Kirk "Farouk" Gibbs currently holds the title of Judan (10. Degree) in YudanSila Bela Diri, Roku Dan ( 6th Degree), San Dan (3rd Degree), in Okinawa Karate Do, and Guru in Pencak Silat with various combat & tactical defense certifications.

I'll wager my 458 varrots that his guy doesn't have verifiable lineage to back up any of these claims either. Thanks for the lulz.

In the image above you can see that, around the text and graphics, there is a tapering of compression artifacts (little blocks and noise) that extend into the white background. This is normal for JPEG images.

Now, look around Lazaro's name. To the left and right, there are strange artifacts as pointed out here:

If this was an original image, those artifacts would be closely grouped around his name, not spread out as we see above. There is also a strange artifact to the right of "2nd Degree Black Belt" but that one is not conclusive.

My conclusion right now is that he found somebody else's certificate and modified it...

Besides what has been mentioned before about this certificate (about it not being found on the DHS site anywhere), it should also be noted that the Department of Homeland Security was not formed until November of 2002.

PS: The skull and crossbones are a nice touch. Terrifying. TERRIFYING I SAY!!!

6/03/2011 12:01am,

Psycho Dad

So, Lazaro Bueno, if you're still looking through this thread can you even prove any of these certs or ranks that you claim to have?